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Social Sciences at Hastings College

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if Hastings College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

Hastings is located in Hastings, Nebraska and approximately 982 students attend the school each year. Of the 283 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hastings College in 2021, 18 of them were social sciences majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Hastings Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Hastings Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Hastings performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Hastings is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 317
Best Social Sciences Schools 337
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 379
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 391
Best Value Social Sciences Schools 428
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Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 830
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools 1,010

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Hastings

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Hastings College.

Hastings Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

28% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 social sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from Hastings. Of these graduates, 72% were men and 28% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Hastings since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Hastings are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hastings College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Hastings also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Hastings College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hastings College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology 7
Sociology 6
Political Science & Government 4
Economics 1

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NE, the home state for Hastings College.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
High School Teachers 7,880 $57,500
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 3,180 $54,390
Managers 1,700 $101,380
Social Science Research Assistants 330 $48,800
Statisticians 280 $67,080

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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